Stockton sees series of gun incidents

Wednesday

Jul 31, 2013 at 12:01 AM

The Record

STOCKTON - Guns were involved in at least three incidents that kept Stockton police busy over a span of 41/2 hours Monday evening. Officers made five arrests, recovered five firearms and are looking for two suspects in a shooting, authorities said.

In the first incident, at 4:05 p.m. Monday, a 42-year-old man was walking near Phelps and 10th streets when a vehicle drove by with two occupants, police reported. The driver fired two rounds from a pistol at the man and then sped off. The victim was not injured. The shooter and his passenger are being sought for assault with a deadly weapon.

About 6:25 p.m., a witness reported to police that shots were fired at a building in the 1200 block of North Union Street before the group with the gun left the area on foot. Patrol and Community Response Team officers responded and detained several people in the 1000 block of North Pilgrim Street.

The witness was able to identify two of the people involved in the shooting. That prompted a probation search of a residence during which a shotgun was located inside and three handguns were discovered hidden in the backyard. The Union Street building had been struck once.

Officers arrested Angel Gomez, 38; John Rocha, 18; and two boys, ages 17 and 15, all on suspicion of negligent discharge of a firearm.

About 8:35 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance in the 500 block of Caribrook Way. When they arrived, they witnessed several people scattering into apartments. Deshaun Porter, 21, was seen throwing an item out a window that was later determined to be a loaded handgun, police said. Porter was arrested on suspicion of weapons violations and vandalism.